Boaty McBoatface sets off on maiden voyage

A robotic yellow submarine called Boaty McBoatface is off on its first trip to Antarctica. The journey comes after the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) asked the internet to name its brand new research boat.

While the NERC did not go with the popular vote to name the boat Boaty McBoatface — they instead named it after Planet Earth narrator David Attenborough — the team decided to honor the democratic process and give the name to the unmanned submarine.

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The ship that would have been named Boaty McBoatface if the NERC weren’t a bunch of fascist boners.

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The name Boaty McBoatface became the most popular choice after it was jokingly suggested by BBC Radio Jersey presenter James Hand. It won in a landslide victory.

Boaty McBoatface will collect data on turbulence and water flow in the dark depths of the Orkney Passage, a 2 mile deep region of the Southern Ocean. Researchers hope the information will provide a better understanding of how global warming affects our oceans.

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While I’m glad those fun-killers at the NERC decided to sort of honor the vote, the name doesn’t make sense for a submarine. They should have named it Subby McSubface or John Lennon (Hello, it’s a yellow submarine!)